The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-26
L~AURENS, S. G., Get. 10, 1887.
AMONG THE SIBERIAN NomAps.
a Nation Of Shepherds and Cattle Dreed.
crs-kirghrsc on tho March,.

ers-Hirghrsc on tho March.
The Kara-kirghcsc arc essentially q
nation Of shepherds and breeders OF
cattlc. and think it is n come down in
ilc wien compelled to resort to sr;,lcI
occupations. Tlcy arc not 50 rich as
Their Lrciircn iii the plains. Very few
oWn rs many AZ 1000 Eur cs or 1900
!!ircp. Al>p they have fewer camcls;
bnt. on the other hand. possess an excel
lent breed If oxen for travcrSing the
mountains. Their cows arc large. but do
not yield much milk. Iaks are kept by
thcm instead. Tier cattle breeding
claims Ear less labor ;lan agriculture. but
il is "NINrcd 10 great risks. For the sup
l"rt Of 4 nOniad family for n year arc
required eleven lead Of large and ten of
small cattle. ana to provide hay for the
winter consumption even Of this number
exceeds the working power Of one house
Nold.
| was much interested to SOC some of
lie kirgllcs" on the march. Their wan
ricrinGs arc thus conducted. When tho
pasture i'll n ncighlOrlIool il eaten, one
On two OF the young ilcn are sent to
select n slSt for another cncarnpinent,
and to clean out the wells. This donc,
the women pack the tents and the men
form the cattle in lrovr8- The camp is
ready and starts before dawn, the good
women "f the family riding in front. 1
met enc old lady in this honorable rosi-
ton, mounted astridc u bullock and look
ing anything }ut graceful. After her
camc the ether women. r~ariously
mounted on the top II carpets teakct,lcs,
tc!'tS, c'r,, the whtlc Icing made to
wear. aS far ~ lossiL'c, a festive aspect.
t-a.. l,..<tl ~ , t,-. = f.--. -
seventeen miles. and the aul traverses
about twenty-five miles in twcnty-four
hours.
On arriving at the place Of encamp-
mcnt 1t is the office Of the wife to put up
the tent. Glanced to Sec q worvIn be-
gin to do so, and would not stir from the
spot till l had witnessed the whole opera.
ton. The principal parts of a kibitka or
tent are large pieces of felt to cover a
framework that consists Of Intel and side
posts for q door, and pieces Of ~trellis-
work s~urmountcd by poles that meet in
the center. On this trclliswork arc sus.
pended arms. clothes, bags. hasins, har.
ness and cooking utensils. Not that there
Is i large variety, however, Of the last
for most Of the cooking is done in n largo
open saucepan that stands OH q tripcd
over the fire in the middle of he tent,
Crockcrywarc is not abundant, being Of
hazardous carriage, and metal goods are
not cheap, 50 that leather has to do duty
not only for making bottles Especially
tlosc for carrying koumiss), but also
pals, some Of which nrc furnished with
"a spout. j met with no small saucepans
or lcalicttlcs of English shape, their PLACE
being supplied by kurgans or water
'cwrr3, somewhat resembling q cofreepot.
Round the walls Of the tent are piled
boxes, saddles, rugs and bales Of Garnet.
against which the occupants lean, the
head Of the household sitting opposite the
door. and in front OF him the wife in Mt
t~cih3!.cc.
: was honorcd with Nh Invitation 10
dine i'll ono of these tents, thu dishes
being put before us according to our
rank, heard nothing Of grace before
meat. but | ncvcr caw anything to exceed
the %alacrity with which tho dishes wcro
Cleared. Hands were knives and fingers
were forks, the meat brins torn from the
bones as by the teeth If hungry dogs. 1t
IL considered polite for n Kirehese su-
pcrior TO take a handful OF pieces of meat
an stuff thCni into the mouth OF an In
fcrior guest, an <]cgascy 4 saw rracticed
on another, hut from which, mercifully,
j myself was excused. DR.. Henry Lans-
dell III li"rrcr's Magazine.